This article is about the knight order of Grust. For the chapter, seeThe Sable Order. For the character with the same Japanese name, seeBlack Knight; for other uses of "Black Knight", seeBlack Knight (disambiguation).

TheSable Order (Japanese:黒騎士団Black Knights), also referred to as theSable Knights^[1] orSable Order of Knights,^[2] was an elite order of knights in the service of the Kingdom ofGrust. Led by the legendary GeneralCamus, it was composed primarily of cavalry units.

Overview

In theWar of Shadows, when KingLudwik chose to ally withDolhr, the Sable Order complied in its entirely; even though several members of the Order—including Camus himself—expressed misgivings about contributing to Dolhr's brutality, they nonetheless complied out of loyalty to their king and country. When thepalace ofArchanea fell to Dolhr, Camus and the Order arrived to provide backup against the tenacious group of knights guarding PrincessNyna, and afterward took custody of the Archanean capital, providing Nyna with some measure of defense against the wishes ofMedeus to have her killed. Within several years, Medeus's patience grew thin with this tactic, and so Camus led a trio of Sable Knights in escorting Nyna to safety inAurelis, all of whom deserted the order in a bid to avoid the rest of Dolhr being punished for their actions; the knights were captured to ensure Nyna's escape, and at Camus's insistence, he bore the full brunt of discipline while his men escaped unscathed.

Near the War's end, the Order confrontedMarth's Archanean League liberation army twice: they first attempted to obstruct him from crossingChiasmir Bridge, without success, and later participated in the effort to repel Marth's invasion of Grust itself. Camus was present at the latter fight and, refusing to turn coat despite Marth and Nyna's pleas, engaged them in battle and lost, disappearing. With Grust's fall, the Sable Order was largely no more: its sole three survivors, the trio who assisted in Nyna's escape, joined Marth's forces three years later in theWar of Heroes.

Members

Camus	Roberto	Belf	Reiden	Sternlin

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

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  CG image of Camus and Belf fromEpisode III ofArchanea Saga.

References